Officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority
(LASTMA) on Thursday apprehended two men suspected to be ‘one-chance’ robbers
at Ikate, Lekki-Ajah expressway.
The suspects were driving an unnumbered, wine-coloured
Toyota Camry, against traffic when they were accosted by the officers.
‘One-chance’ is a form of robbery where the perpetrators
pose as transporters to lure unsuspecting passengers into their vehicle and
then dispossess them of their valuables.
In a statement by Olumide Filade, the agency’s spokesperson, while the driver was being questioned by the officers, a lady came raising the alarm that she boarded the vehicle not knowing it was a ‘one-chance’ vehicle.
wine coloured Toyota Camry sedan vehicle at Ikate, Lekki-Ajah axis of the State. The car, that was being driven suspiciously against traffic popularly known as one-way driving, was accosted by the LASTMA officers.
— LASTMA (@followlastma) April 1, 2021
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and they include her phone, ATM debit card and some other items.
— LASTMA (@followlastma) April 1, 2021
The two one-chance robbers and the victim were subsequently taken and handed over to the police division at Maroko by the LASTMA officers for thorough investigation and prosecution by the police.
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He recalled the assistance rendered by some LASTMA officers to a pregnant lady and her child at Fagba area of Iju-Ishaga axis of the State, who had an accident on a commercial motorcycle that plied one-way about a week and a half back now.
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“The lady further narrated that all her valuables were
forcefully taken away from her and they include her phone, ATM debit card and
some other items,” Mr Filade said in the statement posted on LASTMA’s official
Twitter handle.
“The two one-chance robbers and the victim were subsequently taken and handed over to the police division at Maroko by the LASTMA officers for thorough investigation and prosecution by the police.”
The statement quoted Olajide Oduyoye, the LASTMA general manager, as praising the officers and noting that the agency does not only manage traffic on Lagos roads but also renders ‘humanitarian services’.
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